Yes, San Cheng/Tower have done 14xx and 57xx/8750 panniers, but £720 for a painted loco is a lot of money. And they both have their flaws. I purchased my DCC sound 74xx direct from Lionheart for just £650. Once you add the cost of sound to one of the Tower models you're looking at spending about £850.
If I was in the financial position to start my own company producing plastic bodied loco's, my first models would be the 14xx and 57xx/8750 panniers. Followed by the streamlined and razoredge railcars. I have no doubt at all that they would all sell. Of course this is all hypothetical because I'm poor!
I thought that might be your reason for asking.
The solid casting does mean you can't put anything in the boiler and smokebox. But unless you're fitting inside motion there's bags of room between the frames.
Are you being tempted towards the light again?
Jaz, her partner Kal, stopped posting on here early this year.
See here: http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/72163-arboretum-valley-invasion-of-the-daleks/?p=1795968
Even though the station at Little Somerford on the old GWR South Wales direct line is long gone, the gate posts at the bottom of the approach still remain.
The manufacturers details are cast on to the posts: T James, Vulcan Foundry, Cardiff, 1902.
I gave up trying to get a fold up gearbox into mine. In the end I opted for an ABC Gears Mini 7S with a Canon 1833 motor. Although there probably is enough room in the firebox for a Maxon motor.
I was a long time Hobgoblin drinker, but after enjoying a mini keg over xmas the bottled version was completely ruined for me. To me King Goblin has a chemically taste, last years xmas ale Bah Humbug also has the odd taste. Hobgoblin Gold was just an attempt to cash in on the summery citrus ale market, horrible stuff! For me the best Wychwood ales are Black Wych and Wychcraft (now sadly discontinued )
Just finished a very nice bottle of Box Steam's Derail Ale IPA. That was preceded by one of my favourites a Wadworth Swordfish.
There's an entire thread devoted to old grounded van bodies: http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/1486-grounded-vans/
Most of them appear to be where they are for no obvious reason!
The JLTRT Fruit D is a great kit, I've built two of them.
Just a word of warning. The kit actually produces the later BR version with electric lighting, there's not provision in the kit for the earlier GWR gas lit type. This caused much debate on my workbench thread with regards to numbering.
I don't think there was ever plans for the IOW versions.
More from the Tower website : "The Terrier locomotive is to be made available in two basic types with a total of six liveries"
Just when you think that things can't get any worse:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/O-gauge-six-Builders-one-ton-soil-bags-/121615504736?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item1c50d95560
Nellie also received a nice set of Markits buffers to replace Jim's whitemetal one. To represent the bolts I simply used brass wire. It doesn't look too bad, but it depends how far you want to go.